Although the concept of photography formed in the fifth century, it was not until the 1800s in France that the first permanent image and photograph was taken and created by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The success of Niépce’s first recorded image that did not fade quickly sparked a rapid progression of the form of photography. (Masoner, 2019) The transition into modern photography was developed by different early experiments and techniques. According to Bellis (2019), in 1727, German scientist named Johann Heinrich Schulze conducted the first experiments with photo-sensitive chemicals proving the silver salts were sensitive to light . His discoveries were prior to the first permanent photo invention, although, his experiments assisted in the discovery by Niépce an entire century after. Niépce used the experiments to create his own invention of placing an engraving on a metal plate coated in bitumen and exposure to light. The shadows of the engraving blocked light while exposing white areas that reacted with chemicals on the plate that when placed in a solvent gradually appeared an image. His experiment and discoveries were called heliographs which are often referred to as sun prints and are considered the first try at photographic images in the early 1800s. (Bellis, 2019).